Make Your Opportunity Shareable: Include Versions for Different Platforms

By Erik Jentzen @ 2025-04-17T06:12 (+24)

TL;DR: When sharing opportunities you want others to forward, please include multiple formats—especially a version without hyperlinks—for easier resharing across platforms like LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and Signal.

Every day, 2–5 opportunities are shared in our community with the hope that others will help spread the word. That’s great — but often, these messages come in a format that’s hard to reshare across different platforms.

The main thing I want to highlight:
Please always include a version that works without hyperlinks, since some platforms (e.g. LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Signal) don’t support them well.

Currently, around 80% of "please promote this" messages only have a single version with hyperlinks. Personally, I often run them through an LLM to generate suitable alternatives — but that's a step many won’t take, and it likely means some great opportunities just don’t get shared.

Here's what I recommend including:

1. Detailed Version with Hyperlinks
   For Slack, Email, Direct Sharing with Individuals
2. Detailed Version without Hyperlinks
   For Signal, LinkedIn, or any platform where hyperlinks break formatting or don’t work
3. Short Version with Hyperlinks
   Snappy, good for quick posts in group chats or Slack threads
4. Short Version without Hyperlinks
   For quick shares on platforms like Signal or LinkedIn
5. WhatsApp Version
   Use * bold headings * and no hyperlinks
6. Optional: An image
   Bonus points if you include a shareable visual — e.g., a simple graphic generated via AI, Canva, etc. Makes resharing more appealing and engaging.
    

Thank you for considering!